Dyeing Seam Binding Tutorial

These days you'll be seeing beautiful rayon seam binding being dyed and used as a bow on cards or on scrapbook projects.

In Malaysia, I have not managed to find any rayon seam binding but only this kind of seam binding. I got this from a local stationery shop. It is usually used to tie documents or files.

This is what I did with the seam binding above:

First, I misted into a storage bag that comes with a zipper.

Once I have got a nice amount of mist, I stuffed the seam binding into the storage bag. Zipped it and gave a nice scrunch to it. You can push it to a corner to wrinkle it a little but it is not as effective as rayon seam binding as it is softer.

Ta daa!! Here's the colored seam binding. I like the natural effect of it.

A little white to go along with the pink.

Guess what, you can even try it with two colors!!

Cut another piece of seam binding.

This time I misted with two colors, turquoise & purple to give a combo look.

Repeat the same process, scrunch it.

Here's the color combo effect. Nice huh?

To give a little more interest to your seam binding, you can use script stamp to stamp along it.

Staz On (Jet Black) is the perfect ink for this!

Ta daa!! Another cool effect, no?

You can always form the dyed seam binding into a very pretty rose & attach a pretty pearl as the centre! Love this shabby chic looking rose, do you? Oh yeah, in this post HERE, I used a turquoise seam binding for my card and I loved it!

Another tip:

You can try using coffee powder to dye it too, not only it has a nice smell to it but it gives a nice brown tone color to your seam binding! Cool huh?

Hope you enjoy this simple tutorial and can't wait to see your version :) Do share with me if you have done something similar ok?

25 comments

Thanks for a great tutorial Jessy! I've tried dying them with my distress ink pads, but never thought of stamping them too! I'd definitely be trying as soon as I can sneak some time for crafting, LOL...

Love it Jessy! Have seen the rayon type featured on Pearl's blog a lot {http://maisymary.blogspot.com} & also went on a hunt here for it! You have given me an idea to go into the stationers' 'cos I never thought of that & I know what you have isn't exactly what you are looking for but I have also been looking for the type you have too! I found some lovely loose-weave bias-binding which I have ironed flat but not yet tried to dye. Pearl sent me a you-tube link I haven't got to viewing yet so think I'll use your tutorial as it's nice & easy & NOT MESSY!!! tfs!

Super cool!! Love the tut!! I'll have to try it out. Ya know, I made a flower like you did ages ago and it's still sitting there waiting for the right project. I want to do another though, with stamping like you did, and make it a bit neutral. The other was astro bright :P